Card index



May 4 1926.

1,583,437 Z. AUERBACH CARD INDEX v Filed Nov. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR ll 5 Z. fluerar/v A TTORNE Y May 4 1926. 1,583,437

z. AUERBACH CARD mnsx I Filed Nov. 17. 1923 2 shqgts 'sheot 2 IN VEN TOR Z. fla erdch ATTORNEY Patented May 4, 1926.

ZEMAGH AUERBACH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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- Application filed To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZEMACH 'AonRnAcH, a citizen of Russia, and resident of New York city, in the county of-New York and State I of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Indexes, of lxtvhich the following is a Specification.

the class of card indexes, filing racks or deinvention relates to improvements in November 17, 19 a. serial No. 675,274.

Fig. 12 is a detail'illustrating a modified form of a card in the rack, in which the card comprises two leaves; v

Fig. 13,is' a face'view illustrating the card-retaining member of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14; isa. perspective view illustrating the card of Fig. 12; i

Fig. illustrates a in card for the retaimng member of Fig. 13,

'vices and the like in which the cards or a d sheets lie superposed in a consecutive way retained in a rack or holder for convenient use and replacement. One of the objects of my invention is to 15 provide means for pivotally supporting the cards in the rack in such a manner that either side of the cards may be written upon and whereby the cards may be readily detached and replaced.

In a preferred form of my invention I provide a card-retaining member having a hinged portion or wing with cooperating means between the card andthe hinge portion or wing them, said'member being provided with means to detachable connect it with the rack. My invention also comprises novel-details of improvement that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims. 7

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a front view of a card rack or filing device embodying my invention; 85 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2, 2,

in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail cross section on line 3, 3, in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 3 3 .111 Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating two Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the retaining member:

Figs. 6 and the retaining member and card;

Fig. 8 is a face view illustrating singlecard retainingmembers in the rack;

Fig. 9 is a sect-ion on line 9, 9, in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a detail of the. card-retaining member of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a detail of the card of Figs. 1 to 4 and 8;

for detachably connecting the bottom plate 1* cards attached to the retaining member of rack for slidably and detachably retaining 7 illustrate a modified formof Fig. 16 illustrates a card and its retaining member in a single piece.

Similar numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts. in the several vlews.

A rack for the cards is indicated at 1, shown comprising a bottom plate 1 having spaced side walls 1 and an end wall 1. The side walls 1 have longitudinal guides 2 projecting inwardly; over the bottom plate I and spaced therefrom to guide and retain the card-holders. The guides 2 may be formed by bending the material of the side walls 1 inwardly and along said walls providing inner walls at 2 and extending the guides 2 inwardly over the bottom, as indicated in Fig. 3. I The construction described provides longitudinal spaces, 3 between the guides 2 and bottom .plate 1 vides 'the juxtaposed walls l and 2 that project beyond the corresponding guides 2, affording webs that protect the cards in the rack from accidental displacement by lateral movements of a users hands over the rack.

Cards are indicated at 4 and may be single-ply, or may be double-ply 4', as indicated in Figs. 12 and 14. At 5 is indicated one of the retaining members for the cards, the projecting end portions 5 of which members are adapted to be located between and the. guides 2 of the said members in the me The members 5 are provided with means to pivotally sup port the cards either detachably or in an 1n'-' tegral unit. In the form shown in Flgs. 1 to 4; the retaining members 5 are each provided with two wings 5 pivoted or hinged at opposite edges of the hinge'lines or creases 5, cards are detachably connected. Said wings 5 are substantially the same length as the members 5 and their projections 5,'being free at their end portions from projecand also promember along the] I to which wmgs the of the retaining tions. In the form illustrated in said figures the cards areprovided with tongues 6 cut out from openings 6", (Fig. 3), and adapted to enter openings 7, slots. in the wings 5". The tongues 6 and openings 7 are suitably spaced apartsothat the tongues may be passed through the openings to attach the cards to the wings whereby the cards may be detached as desired. If preferred the tongues 6 may be on the Wings 5? and the openings or slots 7 may be in the card, as illustrated in Figs. 13' and 15. When the cards are assembled on the wings members the latter may be applied in the rack by suitably bending the same to s ip their end portions 5 in the spaces 3 between the bottom plate 1 and guides 2, whereby the members and attached cards will be slidably and detachably retained in the rack in sucha manner that the cards may lie upon one another in successive relation, the appropriate wing 5" folding upon the hinge line 5?, in which, position the end portions. of the wings 5 will overlie the guides 2 and the end portions of the outermost wing 5 will overlie the companion projections 5 that are under the guides 2, whereby the wings of one member will overlie an adjacent member and the cor-' under the guides responding projections 5 2 willengage one another, edge to edge, to space saidmembers apart and prevent them from sliding on top of one another alongthe rack. The construction described is such that the cards may be swung back and forth along the hinge llnes 5 foraccess to either side of the corresponding card for writing on or reading the same.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the wings are made sufficiently large to be used as cards hinged upon the hinge lines 5 of the retaining members 5 as indicated at 5' One or both of such wings may be provided with slots 7 shown angularly disposed in rectangular relation adapted to receive the corners of the cards indicated at 4", which may be tucked into said slots, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. for detachably connecting the cards with the members. The wings 5' extend laterally respecting the projections 5 in such a way as to overlie said projections when the outer wing is folded over the inner wing and the member 5, with the projections under the guides 2, whereby the overlying wing will encounter an adja cent wing or member to space the same apart and prevent them from sliding on top of one another. along the rack, in manner before described.

In Figs. 8 to 14 the retaining members have each a single wing 5 pivoted or hinged along the line 5 and the projecting end portions 5 of the members areprovidcd with longitudinal slits 8 providing pairs of prongs 9 at each'end, whereby the project- 2 of the rack in such shown in the form of and may be. relatively wide.

' sired manner.

ing portions 5 may be applied to the guides a way that said guides will enter the slits 8 prongs 9 will extend on. opposite sides of the guides, whereby the retaining members will be slidably and detachably retained in the rack. The construction is such that the win s 5 may swing with the cards along the inge lines 5 and the retaining members may be tucked closely together so that the wing of one member may overlie another member and part of its wing, whereby a relatively large number of the members and cards may be retained in the rack and are spaced by the engagement of the adjacent prongs.

The cards need not be single-ply but may be two-ply, that is to say, the cards may be folded alon a crease line 4*, (Fig. 14 and preferably ave their corners at suc line cut away at 4, (Fig. 12), to engage the tongues 6 on the wings 5 whereby the cards may be detachablv connected with the wings This construction permits a plurality of leaves to be provided for each card, anda plurality of such folding a ds may be. tucked together to be retained by the tongues 6 of a 5 to increase the number of cards applied to a single alphabetical letter, it being understood that the cards may be provided with tabs marked with alphabeticalletters, as illustrated at A, B, C, etc., or in any de- In Fig. 16 the retaining member 5 and the card 4" are in a single piece united at the hinge line 5, in this construction the projections being shown provided with the slits 8 and prongs 9. v

In accordance with my invention the retaining members with their wings and cards may be applied in a rack in close relation to accommodate a relativelylarge number of cards, which are arranged to lie upon one another in series or consecutively, and are adapted tobe swung back and forth .while in the rack in such a manner that be had to either side of any card thereon or for reading the same,

.may be readily dea fresh card, as the The arrangeaccess may for writing and whereby any card tached and replaced by use of the rack may demand.

ment. is such, also, that the racks may be made relatively shallow so that a considerable number of the racks may be stored in a cabinet. having slideways for the racks. Any of the retaining members may be re moved and replaced as may be required, although the cards may be removed and replaced without removing the retaining members, except with respect to the form shown in Fig. 16.

The retaining member 5 and its wing or wings 5. as well as the form shown in Fig. 16, may be of any suitable material, such and the corresponding single wing portions,

as linen card board, whereby the parts may fold along the crease or hinge lines 5 out injury, Loose cards may be placed between the wings or cards, using thelatter 1n the nature of folders for cards. Y

Having now described my invention what-I claim is 1.. A device of the class described comprising a retaining member 'having project? mg end portions adapted to engage a rack, and wings pivotally connected with said member along opposite edges thereof, said 'pri'smg a retaining wings being of such length as to overlie the member and its projecting endportions when a wing is folded'over the member, both of said wings beingarran ed to fold over and away from said mem ,er and to lie "one upon the other.

2. A device of the class described comprising a retaining member havingvprojecting endfportions adapted to engage a rack and "(provided with wings pivotally connecte with said. member along its longitudinal edges, and free from said end portions at the ends of the wings, said'wings being of such length as to overlie said end both of said wings being arrange to fold over and away from said member and to lieone upon the other.

3. A device of the class described comprising avretaining member-having end portions adapted to engage a rack and provided with a wing pivotally connected with said member: at its edge and free from said end portions at the ends of the wing, said wings being of such length as to overlie said and card" etachably end portions,-and a card, said win having interengageable means to connect them together.

4. A device of the class described comprising a retaining member having end pertions. adapted to en age a rack an provided with wings pivota member along its op osite edges, said wings being free from said end portions at the ends of the wings, said wings being of such g length as to overlie said end portions, each of said wings being foldable over the member and adapted to 5. A device of he one upon another.

he class described comprising a retaining member having end por i tions to engage a rack, wings pivotally connected with the member on opposite sides thereof, cards, and means to detachably connect said cards with said wings.

6. A device of the class described comprising a retaining member having end por-' tions to engage a rack, wings pivotally connected with the member on opposite sides thereof, and cards, said wings and cards having interengageable complemental tongues and slots for detachably connecting them together.

7. A device of the class described comprising a retaining member and a card conwith- 1 Wings being wings being y connected with said [walls extending outwardly nected therewith, said member having portions provided with slots, opposite sides of said' slots gage a rack. v v 8.'A device of the class described comprising a retaining member provided with a wing pivotally attached thereto, said member having pro adapted to en prongs on opposlte with slots and prongs said slots, and a 'car' said w ng being provided with spaced tongues adapted to .engage a card.

of the class described comprising a rack hav' a bottom and s aced guides located at a istance from sai bottom, a retaining member having projecting portions to engage said guides, and wings piv'otally connected with said member alon opposite longitudinal edges thereof, s'ai of such dimensions as. to be adapted to overlie said member and its projectmg portions over the guides, each of said foldable over the member and 10. A device adapted to lie one upon another.

11.; A device of the class described comprising a rack having a bottom and spaced side walls extending therefrom, inner walls connected tothe outer parts of said side walls and extending toward said bottom, and guides extending inwardly from the in- ,ner walls'and located at a distance from said bottom and from the outer edges of said walls. 12. A

prising a rack. having a bottom and spaced side walls provided with inwardly extending guides s aced from said bottom, said wallsexten ing. outwardly beyond said ides, a retaining member-having projecting portions to engage said guides, and wings pivot-ally connected with opposite edges of said member, said wings being of device of the class described comsuch dimensions asto overlie the guides and be adapted to lie over one another.

13. A device of the class' described comprising a rack having a bottom and spaced side walls provided with inwardly extending guides spaced from said bottom,

beyond said uides, a retaining member having projectmg portions to engage said guides, said member having wings pivotally connected therewith along opposite edges of the member and of such dimensions as to be adapted to overlie said guides and one another, a card, and means detachably connecting the card'with one of the wings. 14. A device of the class described comecting end portions provided with slots and sides of said slots, a card, andme'ans to desaid and prongs on prising a piece of fi'exible materialiincluding a retainingmember and win 5 integral mg a retaining member and a wing integral therewith and hinged thereto a ong score therewith and hinged thereto along a score lines at opposite edges of the member to line at one of the'edges of the member to fold relatively to the latter and to fold one 15 5 fold over the letter, said {member having upon another,l said member having projectprojecting end portions free from the ends ing end portions free from the ends of the of the wing, said wing being of such length Wings, said wings being of such dimensions as to be adapted to overlie said projecting as to be adapted to overlie said projecting end portions. 7 end ortions alternately and to overlie one 10 15. A device of the class described comanot er.

prising a piece of flexible material includ- ZEMACH AUERBACH. 

